Thompson-signed GTA III Offered on Ebay

Thompson-signed GTA III Offered on Ebay

January 1, 2008
jt-ebay-box.jpgAn Ebay auction is creating unexpected buzz among gamers.

At issue is a copy of Grand Theft Auto III, signed by Miami attorney Jack Thompson. The seller apparently secured Thompson's autograph during the game violence activist's November debate appearance at VGXPO in Philadelphia.

 As Wired Game|Life's Susan Arendt comments:
If you ever wondered how much it would cost to buy irony, the answer is apparently $4000.

The seller, "Nick," writes:
I do not actually want to sell this. I am just listing it for show and to hopefully win a contest. However, if you want to spend $4000 on this then I will donate 100% of the proceeds to Child's Play Charity...

GTA III is one of two games (the other is GTA Vice City) which Thompson claims sparked an Alabama teen's murderous 2004 rampage. Two police officers and a police dispatcher were killed by 18-year-old Devin Moore in the incident. A lawsuit seeks $600 million from GTA publisher Rockstar Games and other video game industry defendants.

Comments

That is nothing short of hilarious. I bet Thompson will try to take it down, though.
what a great way to start out the new year! lmao!
Now that is worth $4000. However, I don't actually think i'm going to bother.
I hope to God the guys at PA end up buying this thing, and then simply gives the $4000 back to themselves.
Heh, I wonder how long before Thompson sues demanding the profits go to him.
Been hearing about this for a couple of days now. There was some disbute that JBT's signature is authentic which is probably the angle he will use to down play the thing claiming it a fake.

THE game (well the series anyways) that apparently started JBT on his unholy crusade signed by him, for sale and the proceeds promised to charity (which JBT promised then reneged on). The irony alone should get that $4K if not better.
not to mention that childs play is a charity started (and run?) by the guys at penny-arcade.com whom JT attempted to get city police to investigate them, among his other usual shenanigans...
Agent Provocateur comes to mind.........
Well I'm sure this isn't a fake signature... though I'm pretty sure he didn't sign GTA, they just swapped out the inlay from the slip cover.
Well this certainly put my auction from a few years ago of destroying his signed book to shame. Good on this guy!
He's been at this a lot longer than GTA III Icehawk. In fact Columbine wasn't his first at trying to blame games for real world violence. And before video games was of course pulling this same crap against the music industry
Lol oh the irony :p .
@ jdmdsp911

Hhmmm did not know that, or rather I had not heard of him prior to about 5-6 years ago. Was vaguely aware when he went after Howard Stern, but since I did not care for Stern I did not much pay attention.

Truthfully, I only started paying attention around GTA 3, when he started his hype on the PS2 and how the controller was a Murder Trainer. So to my feebled mind GTA III will for forever linked to JBT (that and rumor was that he apparently found his son playing it which triggered the crusade).

The thing is the irony value remains. ANY "violent game" signed by JBT (and apparently it was the plastic protector not the inset that was signed which is Much harder to trade out/fake) adds a certain value to those that have come to loath him. Me I just do not have $4k laying around, working on my next PC overhaul/upgrade/replacement.
I wonder if Jack even knew what he signed.
Don't underestimate the power you can wield by asking someone for their autograph. I was at a classical music festival many years ago, and I watched as an acquaintance walked up to a clarinet virtuoso, took a hardcore porn video (a birthday present for another guy on the trip) out of his bag, and got it signed. The musician didn't even bat an eyelid.

I have no doubt that Jack would be willing to sign the game. He might've even gotten a chuckle out of it; he's human too, contrary to some of the opinions of commenters around here. ;D
How much would a JT-signed copy of "Bully" be worth?
sad. when your signature sells for more than you do.
A copy of grand theft auto signed by jack thompson?

I'll buy it.

Wait $4000 . . . I don't have that kind of money nor would I spend it all on this (unless I was filthy stinkin rich).

Oh well

"Grand Theft Auto 3, signed by the man who made it a success"
(A little harsh maybe).
I almost forgot about the part where Jack sues the kid.
Next time he should make him sign the disk as well.
How much would a JT-signed copy of Manhunt be worth?
Wow, in a way the signature by Jack Thompson is inadvernantly helping a sell a videogame made by Take Two. Very funny, and it is a good thing that all money for the game will go to child's play.
Great the one post where we would actually want a comment from Jack Thompson and he's banned. Dennis could you kindly ask him for comment?
From kotaku -
BY JACKTHOMPSON AT 09:47 AM
Glad to help, but here's a better idea. Give the proceeds to a game addiction treatment center rather than the knuckledheads who associate with the sociopaths at Penny Arcade.
Jack Thompson
BY JACKTHOMPSON AT 09:53 AM
Oh, and my Bar license is not being revoked for two reasons: a) there is no such thing as a "bar license," and b) I'm winning that fight. I guess you all haven't been paying attention.
Jack Thompson
PS: Hooah!
@IanC

He really is completely batshit insane.
@kurisu7885

I agree :/.
Sociopaths gave children $1,135,000 for christmas this year.
The world has become a beautiful place.
If Jack Thompson were a 10th the man he perports to be, he would be matching the "sociopaths" penny for penny in donations to childrens charities and/or "game addiction treatement" centres.
Additionally, game addiction treatment centers? I'm sorry, people are fighting real diseases out there.
Hey Jack. Why don't you show us your charity donations so we can compare it to the millions raised by Penny Arcade. Deal?

Also, of course you think you are winning the Alabama Bar's case against you. You have stated that you are winning every case you have been involved in, right before you utterly fail. Alabama comes to mind, also New Mexico, the Bully case, etc etc. Maybe you should provide evidence of just how you are winning rather than make a baseless statement.

You do know what evidence is right?
"Give the proceeds to a game addiction treatment center"

The only such treatment center I know of exists in the Netherlands.
Anything signed by JT is worthless. Just look at his press releases.
@Mredria

And how much has he donated?

Oh, wait, he just dangled ten thousand dollars over their heads and snatched it back.
Mredria Says:

January 1st, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Sociopaths gave children $1,135,000 for christmas this year.
The world has become a beautiful place.



You have to admit that number is freakin' insane.
@IanC

By that Thompson likely means that he's started a "game addict" program and all the money should go to him.
I'd buy it, but I don't have a PS2.
If I could only get him Guero Thompson to sign my copy of manhunt 2 for the psp..

The psp that I own is loaded with all kinds of pornographic videos feautring bad ass pr0n stars like Stacy Valentine and Audrey Hollander.
********************************************

What's up, clowns? I'm the seller of this eBay charity auction. As my auction states, I don't want to sell this, hence the extremely high BIN price. I'm just using it to win a contest on Gamesniped.

I have it listed for charity so it doesn't look like I'm selling Jack's signature for my own personal profits (which I would NEVER do). Plus, it adds to the irony since Child's Play and Penny Arcade are so closely related. It makes me look like a good guy when really I'm an asshole. When the contest is over I will end the auction. Meanwhile sites like Kotaku, Gamepolitics, Fark, and literally DOZENS of others are bloggigg about it. The joke's on you!

Remember, the best things in life are funny!

********************************************
If we are to assume that this post is true, then actually the joke is on you and your future career when any prospective employer googles you name and finds you proud to be a self confessed asshole.
I'll be sure to pass this message along to gamesniped. Thanks asshole.
"Well I’m sure this isn’t a fake signature… though I’m pretty sure he didn’t sign GTA, they just swapped out the inlay from the slip cover."

The auction says the signature is on the paper inlay.
It's only the 2nd of January, and already we see such WIN.

"Remember, the best things in life are funny!"

I could not agree more.
That's just retarded. I mean, seriosuly. C'mon people. This has GOT to be fake.
I'd have to agree with the cynics. Think it's pretty likely that it's a fake.
I fail to see how these qualifies as news. I didn't mid all the other Jack news stories as they actually had something to do with the industry. Now it seems that GP is just reporting everything that Jack does (or in this case; didn't do).
@ Matriculated
I don't recall anyone forcing you to read this story. Then again, how would I know? I bet the GP Ninja Brigade are holding a dozen laser-katanas to your throat right now, forcing you to read my comment.
I just want to know why Dennis thought Jack writing his name was news worthy.
There's a newspaper in the breakroom of where I work every single day. In fact, more often than not, these newspapers bear the date of the day they magically appear in said breakroom. Upon further investigation, these newspapers have more than one section. In fact, there are sections for people selling their old junk, people offering employment, comic strips of children and dogs and vikings and such... there is even a section of ads selling everything from gorceries to cars to couches.

What I'm trying to say is that news is not a special thing. Being newsworthy isn't some sort of grand accomplishment or level of maturity in importance. I couldn't give a crap less about anything Bush says at this point, but it is considered newsworthy.

The only thing news has to be is non-fictional and timely. You can't lie in news, and news about something from 1974 that has no bearing on today shouldn't be included in "news". However, news can be fun and pointless.

I'm not trying to be a prick, and I apologize if I come across as such. It just bothers the crap out of me when people get onto Dennis for something they don't believe to be "newsworthy".
[...] For $4000 you can have a copy Grand Theft Auto III signed by video game adversary Jack Thompson.If you need clarification, this is like George Bush autographing a copy of the Holy Quran.Read More at Game PoliticsDo you think anyone will actually pay for this?  Published Jan 02 2008, 04:52 PM by lhester Filed under: Videogames, auction, ebay, politics, jackthompson, grandtheftauto, autograph [...]
@luke

who knew taking a poop could be so infornative?
@Mutantemeco

How do you put videos on the PSP?
[...] GamePolitics.com reports that a young gentleman is ’selling’ an autographed copy of Grand Theft Auto III on eBay.  It’s signed by none other than Jack Thompson.  I find it humorous that the proceeds from the auction are going to Child’s Play. (Which, by the way, brought in over $1 Million dollars this year!) [...]
@Monkey Peaches

By not being a n00b.
i think the reason this is news is because
a. JT is profoundly anti games
b. the money (could) be going to a charity started by gamers
c. the irony just makes it so lol-worthy that it has to be put up here.
@ DCOW

Not sure the meaning of your statement, but I'll address both I perceive.

1. Poop can be very informative, especially if left at a crime scene.

2. Hey! Who're you calling "poop"? You're the poop!

Am I close?
(breaking into song)
You're gonna get suuuue'ed
MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Ironic Goodness here.

I bet that autographed game will go up in value right after Jack Thompson gets disbarred.

//fires off a round of "Hey Mr. Thompson"
i did email gamesnipe so they can check into this post. because if you are just doing it for show i think that breaks the rules.
I would fucking laugh my fucking ass off if someone was "inspired" to commit a crime by the Jack Thompson-autographed copy of GTA 3.
awww hes going to donate it(if any1 is dumb enough to buy) to childs play how nice.

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